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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I create a link to an activity in a text box?</h1></div>
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    <p><em>Tip: If you are creating a text box in the Lessons tool, you may also insert activities directly as individual items on the page, rather than within the Rich Text Editor. See </em><a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoiaddassignmentstoalessonspage"><em>How do I add assignments to Lessons?</em></a><em> for more information. </em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Select the text to be linked.</h2>
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    <p>In the text box, select the text you would like to serve as a link to the activity. For accessibility, you should use <a href="content.hlp?docId=whatdoesitmeantomakecontentaccessible">meaningful text</a> to link to the activity.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click the Link icon.</h2>
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    <p>The <strong>Link</strong> icon looks like a chain link.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Or use Ctrl/Command-L on the keyboard to open the Link dialog box.</h2>
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    <p>Alternatively, you can open the <em>Link</em> dialog box with the keyboard command <strong>Ctrl + L</strong> (in Windows) or <strong>Command + L</strong> (on a Mac).</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Browse Server.</h2>
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    <p>The <em>Link</em> dialog box will pop up. Click <strong>Browse Server</strong>.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Double-click the name of the tool with the activity to which you want to link.</h2>
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    <p>The <em>Server Browser</em> will display in a pop-up window. If you have any items posted in tools such as <em>Forums</em>, <em>Assignments,</em> or <em>Tests &amp; Quizzes</em>, they will be displayed in the <em>Server Browser</em>.</p>
<p>Double-click the name of a tool to expand the list of items available in that tool, for example, Forums.</p>
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<li>Click on the activity to highlight it.</li>
<li>Click OK.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click OK to create the link.</h2>
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    <p>The <em>Link</em> dialog box will display the URL of the activity in the <strong>URL</strong> box.</p>
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<li>Click <strong>OK</strong> to create the link.</li>
<li>The text linked to the activity will be underlined.</li>
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